Monday, February 25, 2013

VISIT THE ART POWER PLANT

This Summer 2013, the City of
Buenos Aires offers many guided visits for you to enjoy. One of the newest ones
is the visit to the Art Power Plant (Usina del Arte) in La Boca neighborhood.
This old building used to be a power plant for the south of our city but now it
has been redecorated and adapted to become an art center for music, dance and
other artistic expressions.

You can join the guided visits on
Saturdays and Sundays from 11AM to 5PM. The gathering point is the corner of
Caffarena Street and Pedro de Mendoza Avenue. The visit takes 45 minutes and
you will see the philharmonic concert room, the main hall, the patios and the
multiples exhibition spaces. The guide will also tell you about the history of
the building and the changes that have been made on it.

The “Usina” was built in 1916 by
Italian architect Chiogna in a neo Renaissance style. It worked almost 50 years
for the Italian-Argentinian Energy Company. After that, the place was abandoned
for 30 years, until its 2011 reopening. The most famous picture of the building
is the clock tower on Pedro de Mendoza Avenue. Don’t miss the chance to
discover a fantastic portion of our architectural patrimony.